Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pranganą

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Unknown. Further etymological connections are unclear. Pokorny and Kroonen suggest a connection with Lithuanian branktas (swingletree) and Latvian brankti (adjacent).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈprɑŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*pranganą[1][2]

  1. to press

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*prangan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 399
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*prang(j)anan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 293